St Nicholas Orthodox Cathedral

What an absolutely beautiful church! Everywhere you look there are beautiful paintings and wonderful colors. I attended a wedding here this past weekend and the clergy were very welcoming. The service was lovely and they even let a couple of children in the wedding party help ring the bells at the end of the service.
St Nicolas is truly is a wonderful hidden gem.

Beautiful place. We came to light candles on the 40 th day of my Grandmothers passing (Orthodox tradition.) We’ve never been before and we were really glad we came. We arrived just as the bells were rung and we lit our candles and sat for a few minutes enjoying the beauty and the light of the space. As our new faces stuck out of course– we were approached by Father Valeriy who was very friendly and welcoming. Thank you St. Nicholas for opening your doors in our time of need.

I have seen a lot in DC — my Unilocal reviews start to show that, but I have seen way more than Unilocal would indicate even. So it was with some surprise that I found out about this place after doing a «hidden Gems in DC» google search. I found this place hidden in some article on page 3 of the search results.
When I arrived, I asked if it was possible to look around the church. Someone said they would come down shortly. They were very kind and offered a brief history of the place. It is really beautiful, even if I am not of the faith (that was obvious), the person who let me in was very nice. It is not far from the National Cathedral, make a side trip and see this place!
Working so close to the National Cathedral for so long (nearly 2 years) I am shocked I missed this place. After the NC and Basilica, this is one of my (new) favorite churches in DC!